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Sepidiini
The Sepidiini is a tribe of ground-dwelling darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae), that occurs across Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Arabian Peninsula and Mesopotamia. It is composed of many hundreds of species. The larvae of some species are known to damage crops. Morphology Their morphology is complex due to their richly divergent forms. They are distinguished from the diurnal taxa, by their well-developed and true hypomera of the elytra, the free mobility of the thorax and hind body, and the free and non-fused pleurital and pleural margins of the sterna and elytra respectively. Biology Their morphology is believed to facilitate moisture absorption and accumulation, via the open body sutures and the loosely joined body parts. Subtribe Trachynotina excepting, they show an almost uniform tendency to be nocturnal, crepuscular or shade-loving. Like the tribe Tentyriini, their daily rhythm is based on a strictly nocturnal ancestral disposition. Their open and non-connate body ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trachynotina
Trachynotina is a subtribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 10 genera and more than 170 described species in Trachynotina, found in southern Africa. Although Sepidiini species attract the attention of enthusiasts due to their outstanding morphology and behaviour, the group lacks comprehensive revisions at all taxonomic levels. Genera These 10 genera belong to the subtribe Trachynotina: * '' Cyrtoderes'' Dejean, 1834 * '' Epairopsis'' Koch, 1955 * '' Ethmus'' Haag-Rutenberg-Rutenberg, 1873 * '' Histrionotus'' Koch, 1955 * '' Microphligra'' Koch, 1955 * '' Ossiporis'' Pascoe, 1866 * '' Oxycerus'' Koch, 1955 * '' Somaticus'' Hope, 1840 * '' Trachynotus'' Latreille, 1828 * '' Trichethmus'' Gebien, 1937 References Tenebrionoidea {{tenebrionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phanerotomea
The helmet toktokkies (genus ''Ocnodes'') are ground-dwelling, Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ... beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. Species The species include: * '' Ocnodes argenteofasciatum'' Koch C3 * '' Ocnodes benguelense'' Koch C2 * '' Ocnodes cardiopterus'' Fairmaire LMH 1888 * '' Ocnodes cinerarium'' Koch C2 * '' Ocnodes cordiventre'' Haag-Rutenberg JG 1871 * '' Ocnodes dubiosum'' Péringuey LA 1899 * '' Ocnodes erichsoni'' Haag-Rutenberg JG 1871 * '' Ocnodes fistucans'' Koch C2 * '' Ocnodes gibberosulum'' Péringuey 1908 * '' Ocnodes granisterna'' Koch C2 * '' Ocnodes granulosicollis'' * '' Ocnodes imbricatum'' Koch C2 * '' Ocnodes kulzeri'' Koch C2 * '' Ocnodes martinsi'' Koch C2 * '' Ocnodes mendicum'' Péringuey LA 1899 * '' Ocnodes m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypomelus
''Hypomelus'' is a genus of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae. It is the type genus of the Hypomelina subtribe. Selected species There are about 15 species: * '' Hypomelus basalis'' Haag-Rutenberg JG, 1871 * '' Hypomelus flagrans'' Péringuey LA, 1899 * '' Hypomelus interstitialis'' Haag-Rutenberg, JG 1871 * '' Hypomelus obliquatus'' Solier AJJ, 1843 * '' Hypomelus obliteratus'' Solier AJJ, 1843 * '' Hypomelus osbecki'' (Billberg, 1815) * '' Hypomelus peringueyi'' Gebien H, 1910 * '' Hypomelus peronatus'' Germar EF, 1824 * '' Hypomelus procerut'' * '' Hypomelus reflexicollis'' Haag-Rutenberg JG, 1871 * '' Hypomelus reflexus'' Haag-Rutenberg JG, 1871 * '' Hypomelus servus'' Péringuey LA, 1899 * '' Hypomelus setosocostatus'' Haag-Rutenberg JG, 1871 * '' Hypomelus villosocostatus'' Solier AJJ, 1843 * '' Hypomelus vulpinus'' Haag-Rutenberg JG, 1873 References Pimeliinae Tenebrionidae genera {{Tenebrionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypomelina
Hypomelina is a subtribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 9 genera and more than 40 described species in Hypomelina, found mainly in southern Africa. The majority of species were described from the Namibian coast, and only the genus ''Bombocnodulus'' is found as far north as central Africa. Genera These nine genera belong to the subtribe Hypomelina: * '' Argenticrinis'' Louw, 1979 * '' Bombocnodulus'' Koch, 1955 * '' Brinckia'' Koch, 1962 * ''Hypomelus ''Hypomelus'' is a genus of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae. It is the type genus of the Hypomelina subtribe. Selected species There are about 15 species: * '' Hypomelus basalis'' Haag-Rutenberg JG, 1871 * '' Hypomelus flagrans'' Péringu ...'' Solier, 1843 * '' Iugidorsum'' Louw, 1979 * '' Sulcipectus'' Louw, 1979 * '' Trachynotidus'' Péringuey, 1899 * '' Triangulipenna'' Louw, 1979 * '' Uniungulum'' Koch, 1962 References Tenebrionoidea {{tenebrionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molurina
Molurina is a subtribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are 28 genera and 579 described species and subspecies in subtribe Molurina. The type genus for this subtribe is '' Moluris''. These beetles are widely distributed through the Afrotropics, with the exception of western Africa. Genera These 28 genera belong to the subtribe Molurina: * '' Amiantus'' * '' Argenticrinis'' * '' Arturium'' * '' Bombocnodulus'' * '' Brachyphrynus'' * '' Chiliarchum'' * ''Dichtha'' * '' Distretus'' * '' Euphrynus'' * '' Glyptophrynus'' * '' Huilamus'' * ''Mariazofia'' * '' Melanolophus'' * '' Moluris'' * ''Ocnodes'' * '' Piesomera'' * '' Phrynocolus'' * '' Phrynophanes'' * '' Physophrynus'' * ''Psammodes ''Psammodes'' is a genus of ground-dwelling Afrotropical beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. They are black or dark rufous in color and stout in shape, and average about 2.6 cm in body length. Like the related genus ''Dichtha'', the adults ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxurina
Oxurina is a subtribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 8 genera and more than 50 described species in Oxurina, found in southern and central Africa. Genera These eight genera belong to the subtribe Oxurina: * '' Decoriplus'' Louw, 1979 * '' Miripronotum'' Louw, 1979 * '' Namibomodes'' Koch, 1952 * '' Oxura'' Kirby, 1819 * '' Palpomodes'' Koch, 1952 * '' Pterostichula'' Koch, 1952 * '' Stenethmus'' Gebien, 1937 * '' Synhimba'' Koch, 1952 References Tenebrionidae {{tenebrionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sepidiina
Sepidiina is a subtribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 8 genera and more than 110 described species in Sepidiina, found widely distributed in the Mediterranean area and Sub-Saharan Africa. Most species were described from the Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), .... Genera These eight genera belong to the subtribe Sepidiina: * '' Dimoniacis'' Koch, 1958 * '' Echinotus'' Solier, 1843 * '' Peringueyia'' Koch, 1958 * '' Sepidiopsis'' Gestro, 1892 * '' Sepidiostenus'' Fairmaire, 1884 * '' Sepidium'' Fabricius, 1775 * '' Vieta'' Laporte, 1840 * '' Vietomorpha'' Fairmaire, 1887 References External links * Tenebrionoidea {{tenebrionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Friedrich Von Eschscholtz
Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1 November 1793 – 7 May 1831)Sterling (1997) was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist. He was one of the earliest scientific explorers of the Pacific region, making significant collections of flora and fauna in Alaska, California, and Hawaii. Biography Eschscholtz was born in the Livonians, Livonian city of Tartu, Dorpat, then part of the Russian Empire. His parents, Johann Gottfried and Katherine Hedwig Ziegler Eschscholtz were ethnic Baltic Germans. He studied medicine and zoology at the University of Tartu, University of Dorpat and served as an assistant to Carl Friedrich von Ledebour, a professor of botany.McKelvey Eschscholtz received a medical degree in 1815. First voyage On the recommendation of Ledebour, Eschscholtz served as surgeon and naturalist on the Russian expeditionary ship ''Rurik'' under the command of Otto von Kotzebue.Daum (2019) From 1815 to 1818 the expedition circumnavigated the globe for the pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
